The Nationalist Party must rebuild its structures and its credibility in an attempt to bring back those who have shifted allegiance, according to Mario de Marco.

Writing in The Times, he says: “We need to forget the hurt, forget our pride and work to bring back into the fold those who shifted allegiance. We need to regain the trust of the younger generations. It may no longer be cool to be a Nationalist. Being no longer the establishment will help, but it will not be enough. We have to earn their respect,” he writes.

Dr de Marco, seen by many as a possible contender to replace Lawrence Gonzi as leader, said the party must analyse what went wrong but then look to the future rather than cry over its past.

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